trickery Who acts: Trickery, people, that, He, fox, Scammers · What happens: use, deceive, cheat, make, believe, mean · To what, where: tricks, people, something, clever illusions, eye, purpose · Speech: someone speaks here
«trickery» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: trickery in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Trickery is using tricks to deceive or cheat people, making them believe something false.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux obj mark advcl cc conj obj punct advcl obj xcomp obj amod punct root Trickery NOUN is AUX using VERB tricks NOUN to PART deceive VERB or CCONJ cheat VERB people NOUN , PUNCT making VERB them PRON believe VERB something PRON false ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 3 using nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 using aux 3 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 tricks trick NOUN Number=Plur 3 using obj 5 to to PART _ 6 deceive mark 6 deceive deceive VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 using advcl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 cheat cc 8 cheat cheat VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 deceive conj 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 cheat obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 making punct 11 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 cheat advcl 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 making obj 13 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 making xcomp 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 believe obj 15 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 14 something amod 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 using punct
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1 use present · progressive Trickery tricks vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Patient 2 deceive to-infinitive Trickery not said here vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 cheat infinitive Trickery not said here people vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Source 4 make gerund Trickery not said here people tree rules 5 believe infinitive people not said here something vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He won the game by trickery."
punct nsubj det obj case obl punct punct root " PUNCT He PRON won VERB the DET game NOUN by ADP trickery NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 won punct 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 game det 5 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obj 6 by by ADP _ 7 trickery case 7 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win in a quote past He the game by trickery vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality
Meaning 2 Trickery can also mean clever illusions, as in magic shows or special effects, that fool the eye on purpose for fun.
The tree, 21 words nsubj aux advmod amod obj punct case case compound parataxis cc amod conj punct nsubj conj det obj case obl case obl punct root Trickery NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB clever ADJ illusions NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP magic NOUN shows NOUN or CCONJ special ADJ effects NOUN , PUNCT that PRON fool VERB the DET eye NOUN on ADP purpose NOUN for ADP fun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 6 illusions amod 6 illusions illusion NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 shows punct 8 as as ADP _ 11 shows case 9 in in ADP _ 11 shows case 10 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 11 shows compound 11 shows show NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean parataxis 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 effects cc 13 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 14 effects amod 14 effects effect NOUN Number=Plur 11 shows conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 fool punct 16 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 fool nsubj 17 fool fool VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 shows conj 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 eye det 19 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 17 fool obj 20 on on ADP _ 21 purpose case 21 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 17 fool obl 22 for for ADP _ 23 fun case 23 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 17 fool obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Trickery clever illusions vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illusion=Topic 2 fool present that the eye purpose for fun vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
Example 1 The fox got the cheese by trickery.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET fox NOUN got VERB the DET cheese NOUN by ADP trickery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fox det 2 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cheese det 5 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 3 got obj 6 by by ADP _ 7 trickery case 7 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 3 got obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get past the fox the cheese by trickery vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cheese=Stimulus
Example 2 Scammers use trickery to get people's passwords.
nsubj obj mark advcl nmod:poss case obj punct root Scammers NOUN use VERB trickery NOUN to PART get VERB people NOUN 's PART passwords NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scammers scammer NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 2 use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 get mark 5 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 passwords nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 people case 8 passwords password NOUN Number=Plur 5 get obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Scammers trickery vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trickery=Patient 2 get to-infinitive Scammers not said here people's passwords vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer password=Stimulus
Example 3 The magician's trickery amazed the audience.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj punct root The DET magician NOUN 's PART trickery NOUN amazed VERB the DET audience NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 magician det 2 magician magician NOUN Number=Sing 4 trickery nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 magician case 4 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 5 amazed nsubj 5 amazed amaze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 audience det 7 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 5 amazed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 amazed punct
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1 amaze past the magician's trickery the audience vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus audience=Experiencer 2 trick the magician nom trickery «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The film used clever camera trickery to make the giant look huge.
det nsubj amod amod compound mark acl det obj xcomp xcomp punct root The DET film NOUN used VERB clever ADJ camera NOUN trickery NOUN to PART make VERB the DET giant ADJ look VERB huge ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 trickery nsubj 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 trickery amod 4 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 6 trickery amod 5 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 6 trickery compound 6 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 trickery acl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 giant det 10 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 8 make obj 11 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make xcomp 12 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 11 look xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 trickery punct
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1 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 make to-infinitive the giant tree rules 3 look infinitive the giant not said here huge property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 Winning by trickery is not really winning.
csubj case obl aux advmod advmod punct root Winning VERB by ADP trickery NOUN is AUX not PART really ADV winning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 winning csubj 2 by by ADP _ 3 trickery case 3 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 1 Winning obl 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 winning aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 winning advmod 6 really really ADV _ 7 winning advmod 7 winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 winning punct
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1 win gerund by trickery vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not win present · progressive Winning vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Anansi the spider is famous for trickery in West African stories.
nsubj det nsubj cop case obl case compound amod nmod punct root Anansi PROPN the DET spider NOUN is AUX famous ADJ for ADP trickery NOUN in ADP West PROPN African ADJ stories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anansi Anansi PROPN Number=Sing 5 famous nsubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spider det 3 spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 5 famous nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 famous cop 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 trickery case 7 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 5 famous obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 stories case 9 West West PROPN Number=Sing 11 stories compound 10 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 11 stories amod 11 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 7 trickery nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 famous punct
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1 is present Anansi for trickery in West African stories; famous property tree rules
Example 7 The ref spotted the player's trickery and gave a yellow card.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj cc conj det amod obj punct root The DET ref NOUN spotted VERB the DET player NOUN 's PART trickery NOUN and CCONJ gave VERB a DET yellow ADJ card NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ref det 2 ref ref NOUN Number=Sing 3 spotted nsubj 3 spotted spot VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 player det 5 player player NOUN Number=Sing 7 trickery nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 player case 7 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 3 spotted obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 gave cc 9 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 spotted conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 card det 11 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 12 card amod 12 card card NOUN Number=Sing 9 gave obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 spotted punct
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1 spot past the ref the player's trickery vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme trickery=Destination 2 give past the ref not said here a yellow card vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme 3 trick the player nom trickery «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 But he was on the watch for trickery, and examined it carefully, and saw that it had no power to heal.
The tree, 21 words cc nsubj cop case det nsubj case nmod punct cc obj advmod punct cc conj mark nsubj ccomp det obj mark acl punct root But CCONJ he PRON was AUX on ADP the DET watch NOUN for ADP trickery NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ examined VERB it PRON carefully ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ saw VERB that SCONJ it PRON had VERB no DET power NOUN to PART heal VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 6 watch cc 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 watch nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 watch cop 4 on on ADP _ 6 watch case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 watch det 6 watch watch NOUN Number=Sing 11 examined nsubj 7 for for ADP _ 8 trickery case 8 trickery trickery NOUN Number=Sing 6 watch nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 examined punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 examined cc 11 examined examine VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 examined obj 13 carefully carefully ADV _ 11 examined advmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 saw punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 saw cc 16 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 examined conj 17 that that SCONJ _ 19 had mark 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 had nsubj 19 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 saw ccomp 20 no no DET PronType=Neg 21 power det 21 power power NOUN Number=Sing 19 had obj 22 to to PART _ 23 heal mark 23 heal heal VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 power acl 24 . . PUNCT _ 11 examined punct
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1 is past he the watch for trickery tree rules 2 examine past the watch trickery carefully property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 3 see past the watch not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 have past watch no power vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient 5 heal to-infinitive watch not said here no power not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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